diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.csproj
index 3b179fbd47..36238f1a6d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Configuration\Umbraco.Configuration.csproj" />
-      <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Core\Umbraco.Core.csproj" />
-      <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Infrastructure\Umbraco.Infrastructure.csproj" />
+        <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Configuration\Umbraco.Configuration.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Core\Umbraco.Core.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Infrastructure\Umbraco.Infrastructure.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Website/Umbraco.Web.Website.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.Website/Umbraco.Web.Website.csproj
index d0c2bd9e6d..3a0e9e86e7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Website/Umbraco.Web.Website.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Website/Umbraco.Web.Website.csproj
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
         <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Core\Umbraco.Core.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Infrastructure\Umbraco.Infrastructure.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageReference Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp.Web" Version="1.0.0-beta0009" />
+        <PackageReference Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp.Web" Version="1.0.0-beta0009" />
     </ItemGroup>
 </Project>